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African Books You Should Read - Page 8

Four-hundred books from Sub-Saharan Africa to add to your reading list. I am sure I missed some good ones but had to wrap up at some point.
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Paradise (Abdulrazak Gurnah)
Paradise
281
Abdulrazak Gurnah
Patchwork (Ellen Banda-Aaku)
Patchwork
282
Ellen Banda-Aaku
Peace and Conflict (Irene Sabatini)
Peace and Conflict
283
Irene Sabatini
The Perfect Nine (Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong'o)
The Perfect Nine
284
Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong'o
Period Pain (Kopano Matlwa)
Period Pain
285
Kopano Matlwa
Petals of Blood (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
Petals of Blood
286
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
Philida (André Brink)
Philida
287
André Brink
The Pickup (Nadine Gordimer)
The Pickup
288
Nadine Gordimer
A Point of No Return (Fwanyanga Mulikita)
A Point of No Return
289
Fwanyanga Mulikita
The Poisoners (Imraan Coovadia)
The Poisoners
290
Imraan Coovadia
The Power of One (Bryce Courtenay)
The Power of One
291
Bryce Courtenay
Praying Mantis (Andre Brink)
Praying Mantis
292
Andre Brink
The Pretoria Conspiracy (Lily Mabura)
The Pretoria Conspiracy
293
Lily Mabura
Prisoner Without a Crime (Albert Mukong)
Prisoner Without a Crime
294
Albert Mukong
The Promised Land (Grace Ogot)
The Promised Land
295
Grace Ogot
Purple Hibiscus (Chimamanda Adichie)
Purple Hibiscus
296
Chimamanda Adichie
Queen Pokou (Veronique Tadjo)
Queen Pokou
297
Veronique Tadjo
A Question of Power (Bessie Head)
A Question of Power
298
Bessie Head
Quills of Desire (Binwell Sinyangwe)
Quills of Desire
299
Binwell Sinyangwe
Rachel's Blue (Zakes Mda)
Rachel's Blue
300
Zakes Mda
The Radiance of the King (Camara Laye)
The Radiance of the King
301
Camara Laye
The Radiance of Tomorrow (Ishmael Beah)
The Radiance of Tomorrow
302
Ishmael Beah
The Reactive (Masande Ntshanga)
The Reactive
303
Masande Ntshanga
Reclaiming the Soil (Rosie Motene)
Reclaiming the Soil
304
Rosie Motene
The River and the Source (Margaret A. Ogola)
The River and the Source
305
Margaret A. Ogola
The River Between (Ngugi Wa Thiong'o)
The River Between
306
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
Rosewater (Tade Thompson)
Rosewater
307
Tade Thompson
The Rosewater Insurrection (Tade Thompson)
The Rosewater Insurrection
308
Tade Thompson
The Rosewater Redemption (Tade Thompson)
The Rosewater Redemption
309
Tade Thompson
Say You're One of Them (Uwem Akpan)
Say You're One of Them
310
Uwem Akpan
Scenes From Provincial Life (J.M. Coetzee)
Scenes From Provincial Life
311
J.M. Coetzee
The Schooldays of Jesus (J.M. Coetzee)
The Schooldays of Jesus
312
J.M. Coetzee
The Sculptors of Mapungubwe (Zakes Mda)
The Sculptors of Mapungubwe
313
Zakes Mda
A Season in Paradise (Breyten Breytenbach)
A Season in Paradise
314
Breyten Breytenbach
Season of Crimson Blossoms (Abubakar Adam Ibrahim)
Season of Crimson Blossoms
315
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim
Season of Migration to the North (Tayeb Salih, Trans. Denys Johnson-Davies)
Season of Migration to the North
316
Tayeb Salih, Trans. Denys Johnson-Davies
Second Class Citizen (Buchi Emecheta)
Second Class Citizen
317
Buchi Emecheta
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives (Lola Shoneyin)
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives
318
Lola Shoneyin
Secrets (Nuruddin Farah)
Secrets
319
Nuruddin Farah
The Shadow King (Maaza Mengiste)
The Shadow King
320
Maaza Mengiste
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